Uzbekistan gears up for COP29 in Azerbaijan

Uzbekistan will participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Azerbaijan.

According to the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, preparations for COP29 are well underway, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

The conference is scheduled to take place in November this year in Azerbaijan, with the decision made during the plenary session of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year.

Uzbekistan's involvement reflects its commitment to addressing climate change and contributing to global efforts in this critical area.

Thus, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is set to take place in Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22.  Over the course of two weeks, Baku is expected to transform into a global hub for climate discussions, accommodating approximately 70,000 to 80,000 international attendees.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, with the aim of preventing harmful human interference with the climate system.

The term COP, which stands for "Conference of the Parties," denotes the supreme decision-making body tasked with overseeing the implementation of the UNFCCC.

The Convention currently comprises 198 member states, and the COP convenes annually unless otherwise determined by the parties involved. The inaugural COP was held in Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat located in Bonn.

By Aghakazim Guliyev